Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore in the South Indian state of Karnatak. Rai attended Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai, where she aspired to become an architect and modeled on the side. After losing the first place to Sushmita Sen in the Miss India 1994 pageant, Rai went on to win Miss World that same year. In 1997, Rai made her debut in film with "Iruvar." Since then, she has taken the Bollywood film industry and the world by storm. Lauded as the world's most beautiful woman, Rai ha

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore in the South Indian state of Karnatak. Rai attended Ruparel College, Matunga, Mumbai, where she aspired to become an architect and modeled on the side. After losing the first place to Sushmita Sen in the Miss India 1994 pageant, Rai went on to win Miss World that same year. In 1997, Rai made her debut in film with "Iruvar." Since then, she has taken the Bollywood film industry and the world by storm. Lauded as the world's most beautiful woman, Rai has become an international icon. In addition to acting, she is a regular at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where she was a member of the Jury in 2003. In that same year, Rai appeared on the front cover of Time magazine. She was also one of Time's "World's 100 Most Influential People" in 2004. She has been a guest on various television shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and Oprah. A figure of Aishwarya Rai is on display in London's popular wax museum, Madame Tussaud's. She also founded the Aishwarya Rai Foundation, a charity dedicated to giving relief to those affected by the tragic tsunami in 2005. Although her native language is Tulu, Rai also speaks Hindi, English, Marathi, Urdu, Kannada, and Tamil. In 2007, she married actor Abhishek Bachchan, son of the Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. When not on the road, Rai lives with her in-laws.